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Liquor Act 1992
sec.111Variation of licence
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### sec.111 Variation of licence
A licensee may apply to vary a licence by amending or revoking a condition of the licence.
The holder of a producer/wholesaler licence also may apply to vary the licence by changing the description of the licensed premises under the licence.
The commissioner may, on the commissioner’s own initiative, seek to vary a licence in relation to any 1 or more of the following—
the restriction of the authority under the licence;
the ordinary hours of the licence;
the hours stated in the licence;
the description of the licensed premises;
the type, quantity and availability of liquor from the licensed premises;
responsible practices in relation to the service, supply or promotion of liquor;
providing meals
prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers
prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card
another matter for the purpose of—
ensuring compliance with this Act; or
minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in a locality; or
otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) .
The ways the commissioner may seek to vary a licence under subsection (2) include imposing a new condition, amending a condition and revoking a condition.
The commissioner may, under subsection (2) , seek to make the same variation to each licence, or each licence of a particular class, for licensed premises in a particular safe night precinct, restricted area or other area.
The commissioner may seek to vary all the licences for licensed premises in a particular safe night precinct by imposing on each licence a condition requiring that a patron must not be allowed to enter the premises during a stated period.
The commissioner may seek to vary all the commercial hotel licences for licensed premises in a central business district by imposing on each licence a condition under section 173EF (2) .
s 111 amd 1994 No. 59 s 39 ; 2001 No. 39 s 107 ; 2002 No. 47 s 54 ; 2003 No. 60 ss 8 , 3 sch ; 2005 No. 61 s 13 ; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch 1 ; 2012 No. 25 s 144 (1) ; 2014 No. 42 s 51
(sec.111-ssec.1) A licensee may apply to vary a licence by amending or revoking a condition of the licence.
(sec.111-ssec.1B) The holder of a producer/wholesaler licence also may apply to vary the licence by changing the description of the licensed premises under the licence.
(sec.111-ssec.2) The commissioner may, on the commissioner’s own initiative, seek to vary a licence in relation to any 1 or more of the following— the restriction of the authority under the licence; the ordinary hours of the licence; the hours stated in the licence; the description of the licensed premises; the type, quantity and availability of liquor from the licensed premises; responsible practices in relation to the service, supply or promotion of liquor; providing meals prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card another matter for the purpose of— ensuring compliance with this Act; or minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in a locality; or otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) .
(sec.111-ssec.3) The ways the commissioner may seek to vary a licence under subsection (2) include imposing a new condition, amending a condition and revoking a condition.
(sec.111-ssec.4) The commissioner may, under subsection (2) , seek to make the same variation to each licence, or each licence of a particular class, for licensed premises in a particular safe night precinct, restricted area or other area. The commissioner may seek to vary all the licences for licensed premises in a particular safe night precinct by imposing on each licence a condition requiring that a patron must not be allowed to enter the premises during a stated period. The commissioner may seek to vary all the commercial hotel licences for licensed premises in a central business district by imposing on each licence a condition under section 173EF (2) .
- (a) the restriction of the authority under the licence;
- (b) the ordinary hours of the licence;
- (c) the hours stated in the licence;
- (d) the description of the licensed premises;
- (e) the type, quantity and availability of liquor from the licensed premises;
- (f) responsible practices in relation to the service, supply or promotion of liquor; Examples for paragraph (f) — 1 providing meals 2 prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers 3 prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card
- 1 providing meals
- 2 prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers
- 3 prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card
- (g) another matter for the purpose of— (i) ensuring compliance with this Act; or (ii) minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in a locality; or (iii) otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) .
- (i) ensuring compliance with this Act; or
- (ii) minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in a locality; or
- (iii) otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) .
- 1 providing meals
- 2 prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers
- 3 prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card
- (i) ensuring compliance with this Act; or
- (ii) minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in a locality; or
- (iii) otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) .
- 1 The commissioner may seek to vary all the licences for licensed premises in a particular safe night precinct by imposing on each licence a condition requiring that a patron must not be allowed to enter the premises during a stated period.
- 2 The commissioner may seek to vary all the commercial hotel licences for licensed premises in a central business district by imposing on each licence a condition under section 173EF (2) .